[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 10367-10368]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       SAY NO TO THE WAR ON COAL

  (Mrs. CAPITO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to condemn President Obama's 
announcement that he is going to forge ahead with the war on coal. The 
President's own climate advisor shed some light on the administration's 
plan for coal when he said, ``A war on coal is exactly what's needed.''
  Well, I'm here to tell you that is not what West Virginia or this 
Nation needs. Not only will these regulations

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put good, hardworking West Virginians out of a job, but they will drive 
up the cost of electricity for our consumers at a time when the economy 
is still so weak.
  The President failed to get his environmental agenda through Congress 
for a reason. Congress recognized the effects it would have on our 
Nation's economy. Yet, despite our opposition and common sense, the 
President has decided unilaterally on this job-killing agenda.
  By dictating these devastating regulations, the President will shut 
down existing coal plants and the development of clean coal technology 
facilities. Not only will his decision hamstring our Nation's ability 
to become energy independent, but it will prove devastating for 
American workers and, in particular, for our West Virginia families.
  Mr. President, don't turn the lights out on our Nation's economy.

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